ORA-01733: virtual column not allowed here Cause: An attempt was made to use an INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement on an expression in a view. Action: INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE data in the base tables, instead of the view. [ September 09, 2005: Message edited by: David O'Meara ]

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